Pete Burns vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Pete Burns
Pre-GenerationalAlabamaNorth AmericaChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Catcher
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Pete Burns and Joe Pepitone are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Pepitone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .718) and slugging (.432 vs .333). Pete Burns had the advantage in on-base percentage (.385 vs .310). By the career numbers, Joe Pepitone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pete Burns and Joe Pepitone

Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
144.08
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
17.31
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
64.58
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
66.4
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
121.4
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
85.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
33.09
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.49
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Pete Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Pete Burns and Joe Pepitone

Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.08
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
6.68
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
6.24
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.143
6.143
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Pete Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0